NEW YORK — The stage is set for another October showdown in the Bronx, where the Red Sox can punch their ticket into the next round and the Yankees must fight to keep their season alive. After Boston claimed Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series, the rivals return to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night with plenty on …
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB Wild Card playoffs. Baseball’s compressed Wild Card Series can get as unpredictable as its name suggests. The MLB playoff format was expanded to a best-of-three opening series in 2022. Since then, three wild-card teams charged into the World Series (the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022 and the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks …
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NEW YORK — Instant reactions as the Red Sox claw their way to a 3-1 victory over the Yankees in the Game 1 of the Wild Card Series behind Garrett Crochet’s gem, Masataka Yoshida’s pinch-hit heroics and Aroldis Chapman holding on for dear life in the ninth: 1) Alex Cora’s platoon-heavy lineup was predicated on the idea that the Red …
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CHICAGO — The season is on the line for the Padres, who will try to stave off elimination in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series when they face the Cubs once more at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 2:08 p.m. CT/12:08 p.m. PT. But after a 3-1 Cubs victory Tuesday, San Diego manager Mike Shildt didn’t …
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CHICAGO — The postseason comes at a team fast. It can go by quickly, too. Two days after completing a regular season that spans six months, four teams find themselves on the precipice of elimination. One of those teams is the Padres, who lost Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series on Tuesday in the same way they …
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Guerin made it clear Kaprizov’s camp knew the Wild’s plan, which saw the team make subtle changes in free agency instead of spending the windfall that came with having the cost of the Parise and Suter buyouts drop exponentially and the NHL salary cap rising. The Wild do have flexibility to adjust in-season, an on-the-fly boost that they were unable …
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The Guardians are carrying top outfield prospect Chase DeLauter on their Wild Card series roster against the Tigers, the team announced. Zack Meisel of The Athletic first reported yesterday that the Guardians were considering that possibility. Guardians Prospective reported overnight that DeLauter would indeed be on the roster. Cleveland already had an opening on the 40-man roster, so they didn’t need …
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Cordell’s prediction: Expect a pitchers’ duel early on as the Tigers and Guardians kick off their AL Wild Card series Tuesday afternoon. Sep 30, 2025 • 10:40 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) reacts after he gets a strike out to end the sixth inning. Game 1 between Detroit and …
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have agreed to terms with Kirill Kaprizov on a record-breaking contract, announcing Tuesday that they’ve locked him up on an eight-year extension worth $138 million — a $17 million average annual salary. The contract, which begins in 2026-27 and goes through 2033-34, is the richest in NHL history, both in terms of total …
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